About the Program
Loca on
The workshop is designed for zoning
board members with varying levels of
experience. Other interested persons are
also encouraged to a end. The workshop
is intended to provide informa on about
the decisions made by the zoning board
and the procedures and legal standards
that apply.
Clark County Courthouse
517 Court Street
Neillsville, Wisconsin 54456
ZONING BOARD
WORKSHOP
Presenters: Lynn Markham is a Land Use
Specialist with the Center for Land Use
Educa on (CLUE). CLUE is a collabora ve
effort of the University of WisconsinStevens Point and the University of
Wisconsin-Extension.
Topics of Interest: Please send
sugges ons for topics that you would
like to see covered at the workshop to
lmarkham@uwsp.edu.
Workshop Fee: The cost of the workshop
is $15, which covers the cost of the
workshop and materials. A BBQ lunch will
be provided for a suggested $5 dona on
to Relay for Life Walking Team.
Handbooks: Par cipants may purchase a
copy of the Plan Commission Handbook
or the Zoning Board Handbook for $15
apiece. While they are not required to
a end the workshop, we recommend that
all members have access to a copy. The
handbooks may be viewed or downloaded
at no cost from our website: www.uwsp.
edu/cnr-ap/clue/
Direc ons: From Hwy 10, go north on Hwy
73. Go east on E 5th Street un l you reach
Court Street.
Clark County
Brian Duell
Zoning Administrator / Land Informa on Officer
Telephone: 715-743-5130
brian.duell@co.clark.wi.us
Center for Land Use Educa on
Telephone: 715-346-3783
Fax: 715-346-4038
Email: landcenter@uwsp.edu
Website: www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/clue/
An EEO/AA employer, the University of Wisconsin
Extension provides equal opportuniƟes in employment
and programming, including Title IX and American
with DisabiliƟes (ADA) requirements.
Requests for reasonable accommodaƟons for
disabiliƟes or limitaƟons should be made prior to the
date of the program or acƟvity for which it is needed.
February 12, 2015
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Clark County Courthouse
County Board Room
517 Court Street
Neillsville, Wisconsin
Sponsored by:
Clark County
Center for Land Use Education
Registra on Form
Register online at hƩp://bit.ly/1wQsHMu
or mail the printed registraƟon form
to the Center for Land Use EducaƟon, 800
Reserve Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481.
RegistraƟon is due by Monday, Feb. 9.
Contact informa on:
Organiza on________________________
Contact Person _____________________
Address ___________________________
City, State, Zip ______________________
Telephone _________________________
Email _____________________________
Local government affilia on (circle one):
county| city| village| town of:________
Workshop A endees
Lunch (yes/no)
Zoning Board Workshop
Clark County Courthouse: Thursday, February 12
Who should a end?
• New and con nuing zoning board of adjustment and appeals members
• Town, city, village, and county governments and elected officials
• Planning and zoning staff
• Others interested in zoning issues
9:00 AM Registra on
9:30 AM Introduc on & Par cipants’ Topics of Interest
9:45 AM Role of the Zoning Board
• Administra ve appeal, variance, special excep on/condi onal use
• When should a zoning board member recuse himself or herself?
• Role of zoning board is to act like judges
10:00 AM Zoning Board Decisions - The Basics
• Three required criteria for gran ng a variance: unnecessary hardship,
unique property limita on, no harm to public interest
• Variances: the 3-Step test
• Administra ve appeals
10:50 AM Break
11:00 AM Zoning Board Hearing and Decision-Making Process
Total order for all a endees:
Workshop fee:
Qty____$15 each
Plan Commission handbook: Qty____$15 each
Zoning Board handbook:
Qty____$15 each
TOTAL: $_________
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Hearing process, closed session, hearing mee ng minutes
Zoning board hearing checklist
Role of zoning administrator and staff reports
Once tes mony is collected, how does the zoning board deliberate?
Do all zoning board members explain the reasons they feel the legal standards for a variance are, or are not, met?
Who fills out the zoning board decision form?
12:00 PM BBQ Lunch - $5 Dona on to Relay for Life Walking Team - Paid At Lunch Site
12:45 PM Shoreland Buffers and Discussion of County Requirements on Shoreland Zoning
Method of payment (select one):
1:30 PM How Impervious Surfaces Affect Fish, Wildlife, and Waterfront Property Values
____ Check enclosed $____________
Payable to Center for Land Use EducaƟon
____ Bill local government unit at the above
address
1:45 PM Break
Return form to CLUE by Feb. 9.
2:00 PM Shoreland Variance Exercise: Would you grant the variance?
2:45 PM Ques ons?
3:00 PM Adjourn